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Illite vs Tillite - What's the difference?

illite | tillite |

As nouns the difference between illite and tillite

is that illite is a micaceous phyllosilicate mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals while tillite is glacial till cemented into a solid rock.

illite

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A micaceous phyllosilicate mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals.

    • Synonyms

    * hydromica * hydromuscovite

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    tillite

    English

    (wikipedia tillite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) Glacial till cemented into a solid rock.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 127:
  • *:The most straightforward example is probably provided by tillites .